belt CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1997 Owners Manual

The 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SIR’ system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Chevrolet for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
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Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD BAllERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have to
do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e
TURN
WARNING
A
HAZARD
FLASHER
RUNNING
* . 0
DAYTIME
LAMPS
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING I-1
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
COOLANT a
ENGINE OIL w,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
t
LIGHTER n
HORN )cr
SPEAKER
b
FUEL p3
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should
nut do with air bags and safety belts.
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Safety Belts:
They’re for Everyone
Here Are Questions Many People
Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System
Center Passenger Position 1-39
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Rear Safety Belt Comfort
Guides for Children
and Small Adults
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can’t do their job when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
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won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be
in front of you. In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash the
belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety
belt properly.
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To fold the seat, pull on the release handle at the bottom
of the seat cushion marked
RELEASE.
When you release the seat cushion, the seatback is
automatically released. Pull the loop on the seatback
forward and fold the seatback onto the seat cushion.
While the seat
is in the folded position, hang the latch
plate end of the outer passenger position safety belts
on the hooks at the top of each retractor cover, out of
the way.
To return the seat to the passenger position, just lift up
on the seatback and push it rearward
until it latches.
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After returning the seat to the passenger position, pull
forward on the seatback to make sure it is locked into
place. Also, return the safety belts and head restraints
to
their original positions, so they will be available for rear
seat passengers to use.
Folding the Rear Seat (&Door Utility Model)
If your vehicle has a 60/40 rear seat, either side may be
folded down
to give you more cargo space.
Before folding, place the latch portion of the center
safety belt in the center armrest. That way, the center
safety belt will be out of the way when the seat is folded
and also will be easily available for passengers to use
when the seat is returned to the passenger position. Also,
make sure that nothing is under or in front of the seat.
When the seat is folded, it will lay flat on the floor. When folding
the seat,
first remove the head
restraints. Push the release
buttons at the bottom of
each head restraint height
adjust post and slide the
head restraint out of the
height-adjust tubes.
Set the head restraints aside for now. You will stow them
in their proper position after you are done folding the seat.
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To fold the seat, pull up on
the strap loop at the rear of
the seat cushion.
Then, pull the seat cushion up and fold it forward.
After folding the seat cushion fully forward, pull
the seatback forward and fold the seatback down
until it is flat. Then,
stow the head
restraints by sliding them
into the rear of the seatback.
Make sure the posts go
in
all the way.
To return the seat to the passenger position, first remove
the head restraints by sliding them
out of the seat cushion.
Lift the seatback up and push rearward
all the way. Then,
lower the seat cushion until it latches in position.
After returning the seat to the passenger position, return
the head restraints to the top
of the seatback. Pull
forward on the seatback and up on the seat cushion
to
make sure that the seat is securely in place.
If the latch plate portion
of the center safety belt was put
in the center armrest when the seat was folded, take the
latch plate portion out and place
it on the seat. That way,
the center position safety belt will be available for the
center rear seat passenger to use.
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Folding the Second Seat (Suburban)
If your vehicle has a 60/40 rear seat, either side may be
folded down to give
you more cargo space.
Before folding, place the latch portion
of the center
safety belt in the center armrest. That way, the center
safety belt will be out of the way when the seat is folded
and also will be easily available for passengers to use
when the seat is returned to the passenger position. Also,
make sure that nothing is under or in front of the seat.
When the seat is folded, it will lay flat on the floor.
When folding the seat, first
remove the head restraints.
Push the release buttons at
the bottom
of each head
restraint height-adjust
post and slide the head
restraint
out of the
height-adjust tubes.
Set the head restraints aside for now.
You will stow
them in their proper positions after you are done folding
the seat. To
fold the seat, pull up on
the strap loop at the rear
outer edge
of the seat
cushion. Then, pull the seat
cushion up.
After folding the seat cushion forward, push down on
the lever at the side
of the seatback and fold the seatback
forward until it is flat.
Then, stow the head
restraints by sliding them
into the rear of the seatback.
Make sure the posts go in
all the way.
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To create a load floor,
release the panels from the
seatback by pushing
rearward on the latch and
fold them out to cover the
rear seat footwell.
To return the seat to the passenger position, lift the load
floor panels and latch them into the seatback. Then lift
the rear seatback up and push rearward
until
it latches. Return the head restraints to their
original positions and lower the seat cushion until it
latches into position.
After returning the seat
to the passenger position, pull
forward on the seatback and up on the cushion
to make
sure the seat is locked into place.
If the latch plate portion of the center safety belt was put
in the center armrest when the seat was folded, take the
latch plate portion out and place it on the seat. That way,
the center position safety belt will be available for the
center rear seat passenger to use.
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A safety belt that is twisted or not properly
attached won’t provide the protection needed in
a
crash. The person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. After installing the seat, always
check to be sure that the safety belts are not
twisted and are properly attached.
Removing the Rear (Suburban Third Seat)
If your vehicle has a rear seat, it can be taken out for
more cargo space.
Before removing the seat, unlatch the outside passenger
position safety belts from the seat frame.
To unlatch the safety
belt, press the tip
of a key
into the release hole of
the safety belt attachment
while pulling up
on the
safety belt.
Then, hang the latch plate
end of the belt
on the hook
at the top of the retractor
cover, out
of the way.
To remove the seat, fully open the rear load doors and
enter the back
of the vehicle.
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